What would you say if you could have 100 percent ownership over your data and you can decide who you give access to? How about if you would be compensated for others accessing your data for their advertisements? Is this ideal world even realistic from a user's point of view?

Especially during or after a crisis, it is important to think about and talk about "meaning". As we have seen, Corona acts like a catalyst that increases the speed of reactions. The forced digitization was like a bang in the already rapid digital development. In the blink of an eye, employees were equipped with laptops and access data for meeting and collaboration software to be able to work from their home office. But when something as profound as the COVID-19 pandemic happens, it is advisable to pause for a moment and analyze what really happened and what (perhaps) you could learn from it.

A decade of media evolution has taken place in a few short months: in-home media consumption grew, while consumer confidence and ad spending declined during 2020.

Kantar’s Media Trends & Predictions 2021 provides insights into which audience behaviors and industry dynamics will stick by providing a deep understanding of next year’s media consumer, alongside the key media strategies designed to spark consumer-led economies back into growth.

Augmented Reality (AR) has been talked about in marketing for years and there are already some exciting applications, so why do most marketers still believe that it is just expensive gadgetry?

Tencent Cloud announced the launch of its first Internet Data Center (IDC) in Indonesia, further emphasizing its commitment to addressing the ever-growing business needs in Indonesia and Asia. Leveraging its robust data center infrastructures around the world, Tencent integrates cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, Internet of Things, security, and other advanced technologies with smart enterprise scenarios. At the same time, we provide a holistic smart enterprise solution for sectors including finance, education, healthcare, retail, industry, radio/television, transport, and energy.

Cognigy.AI, a leading global customer service automation provider, has secured investment from Global Brain, one of the largest venture capital companies in Japan, that accelerates its international growth path and consolidates its position as a leading provider of an AI-based platform for the automation of customer service.

Even if it is convenient and everyone already seems to be using it, WhatsApp should never be used for communication in companies, as the app from Facebook does not even meet the most basic data protection standards.

A digital, innovation-driven economy means that businesses will need highly skilled workers and deep talent. As the employment landscape undergoes fundamental changes accelerated by the pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat outlined in the recent Singapore Budget 2021 three enablers towards Singapore’s next phase of transformation—one of which focuses on developing the skills, talents and creativity of our people—emphasizing the need for Singaporeans to have both broader and deeper skills and creativity.

NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, and Google Cloud announced the availability of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service (CVS) for Google Cloud in Singapore.

Every company wants to offer their customers a unique customer experience, which is one of the main reasons why they are increasingly trying to differentiate themselves from the competition with voice assistants or chatbots.

The benefits of simulation-based training are indisputable and innumerable. Given its power and efficacy, this methodology is used in a litany of sectors beyond aerospace and military, where it gained its initial foothold. These include everything from manufacturing and retail to healthcare, fitness, fashion and hospitality, reports indicate.

Due to constant changes, new innovations and developments, the digital world often seems quite confusing, doesn’t it? Indeed, the so-called digital transformation is inexorably changing one industry after another, much more powerful and disruptive than anything that has happened before.

Are you wondering why artificial intelligence is being discussed so intensely in business and the media right now? Well, after the internet, digital transformation and automation, artificial intelligence seems to be the next kind of panacea for businesses, especially for marketing and sales, which can be used to interact with consumers faster and better.  Hence, the leading industrial nations have long seen AI as one of the key technologies of this century and are supporting it with large financial resources.

Singapore has a long-standing love affair with shopping. Many of the country’s malls built in the 1970s and 80s were pioneering in their day, and today the island state has more malls per square mile than any other country in the world. Recent years have seen a dramatic shift from in-person shopping to online retail with giants such as Shopee and Lazada becoming household names and COVID-19 lockdowns sending more people to the Internet for their purchases. However, a new report notes that while shoppers are moving increasingly online, many remain unhappy with the level of customer service they receive there.